since the last repair the mower has been working stellar. In that case the tension pulley had partially seized up so the blades were not engaging. Now do so with a racket and authority and cutting great very well.

new issue showed up some smoking. Then a bit more, yesterday too much to be comfortable. Motor sounds excellent still so took the front cowl off and can see its an oil leak directly onto the exhaust. Hmm

I can see a cover that says DOHC and likely oil is coming from the bottom of that. There is a large front protective bar and also a protection plate behind that, going to take all that off.

Is there a gasket under that cover and if so do bolts loosen up over time or gasket fails? I will find out pretty soon as I take it apart and look at the manual as well. Otherwise its been working great.

thanks,